News Releases

MOSCOW, Idaho – July 31, 2015 -- Idaho Repertory Theatre for Youth (IRTY) will present a free showing of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Hartung Outdoor Theater, 625 Stadium Drive in Moscow.
The performance is the culmination of a three-week summer drama camp for youth that began on July 20 and is sponsored by IRTY. Participants spend their afternoons le... Read more

MOSCOW,
Idaho — July 29, 2015 — New and returning students will have a chance
to gain a sky-high view of the University of Idaho and Moscow community at the
annual Palousafest event on Saturday, Aug. 22.
This year’s
event, hosted by UI’s Department of Student Involvement, will include tethered
hot air balloon rides (weather permitting) to give students an aerial view of
the... Read more

MOSCOW, Idaho – July 29, 2015 – The University of Idaho is pleased to announce Jaap Vos has been named the program head for Bioregional Planning and Community Design (BIOP). His first day was July 20.
Vos joins UI’s Urban Design Center (UDC) in Boise after serving as the director of Community and Regional Planning at Boise State University before its cancellation in 2015. He ha... Read more

MOSCOW, Idaho – July 24, 2015 — The University of Idaho is pleased to announce that Brian R. Foisy has accepted the position of vice president for Finance. His first day at UI is Aug. 31.
Foisy brings nearly 20 years of experience in higher education finances to UI, and he most recently served as vice president for Administration and Finance at Minot State University in Minot, North Da... Read more

MOSCOW, Idaho – July 24, 2015 — Twenty at-risk high school students are experiencing hands-on scientific learning as they investigate climate change, water quality, fuel alternatives and more during the University of Idaho’s Upward Bound Math Science program at the McCall Field Campus, supported by a $6,500 grant from the Verizon Foundation.
The Upward Bound students are liv... Read more

ABERDEEN, Idaho – The University of Idaho Aberdeen Research and Extension Center will hold the Twilight Tour from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 29.
The event welcomes families and farmers with fun ways to learn more about efforts by the university to improve lives and benefit agriculture from home landscaping to major crops.
Topics include Idaho wheat’s role in Oreo cookies... Read more

MOSCOW, Idaho – July 22, 2015 — The Moscow Historic Preservation Commission has awarded the University of Idaho an Orchid Award for its efforts recognizing and celebrating the historic character of the central campus and how it interfaces with the Moscow community.
The award recognizes the work of UI’s Architectural and Engineering Services team, which oversaw the design and cons... Read more

MOSCOW,
Idaho – July 22, 2015 — The experience of science camp is so important that two
Moscow High School science teachers are enduring a 92-mile hike with
22,000-foot elevation change in five days to raise money for the Moscow sixth
graders to attend the University of Idaho’s McCall Outdoor Science School
(MOSS).
Mark Shipley
and Ken Berger will hike the Wonderland Trail around... Read more

MOSCOW, Idaho – July 22, 2015 — The University of Idaho has received a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund its Student Support Services TRIO program for the next five years.
The funds — about $325,259 per budget year or a little more than $1.6 million — will help the program continue its mission of offering individual academic and personal support t... Read more

MOSCOW, Idaho – July 21, 2015 — More megafires are predicted into the mid-21st century as scientists apply climate models to fire-prone regions across the country.
“Climate change will increase the odds of conditions that have historically led to megafires,” said UI’s Renaud Barbero, a postdoctoral researcher and lead author of a paper published this month in the In... Read more